Section 3 of 4, Burnley Way
Walk Mill to Mereclough
10.2 miles (16.4 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SD 863 302. Finish: SD 879 310. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 733 m of climbing and 641 m of descent; highest point 448 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Walk Mill.
- Bus stops
- Mount Crescent, 770 m from the start. Directions SD 871 300Mereclough Brow, 820 m from the start. Directions SD 871 301
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 930 m from the start. Directions SD 856 308Car park (pay), 950 m from the start. Directions SD 856 308
Getting back
The section finishes at Mereclough.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Mereclough Brow, 1.1 km away (Directions); Burnley Manchester Road station, 4.4 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 23%, grass 9%, gravel and tracks 8%; the rest (60%) isn't recorded.
About 24% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 stiles, 8 gates.
Steepest climb: about 195 m in a kilometre (1 in 5), starting 2.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Roebuck, Portsmouth: 5.1 miles in.Ram's Head Inn, Holme Chapel: 2 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Glen View, Portsmouth: 5.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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